The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-06
An Open Letter From Judge II. R.
Ware to Hon. W. C. Wells, on a
Subject of General Interest.
JACKSON. MISS. Anril l. 1SS.

| JACKSON, MISS, April L, 1901.
HoN. w. C. WELLs-DEAR SIR: 1t was
with great pleasure and very deep interes
that / read your letter in the Gazette o.
Feb. %. / have waited to this late dav
with the hope that we should be again en-
tertained with other letters from yourself
or other citizens interested in the subject.
| We should have been taught from expe
rience that what HInds county stands
most in need of to-day is immigration of III,
| right kind-immigratio that will help te
build up the waste places-peopIe who
come here to invest their labor and THEN
money!. e. to become citizens nth us-and
of whom we may say, they are equally in
terested in building up the moral, social
and religious interest of our country.
The one great obstacle to our progress
in past years, has been the lack of live,
active, practical and earnest effort, made
and concentrated by indiuidadt enterprise
in localities of the South for the purpose
of bringing immigration to it. Your let
ter is the first thing have noticed which
embraces this idea. We know that it has
been in this manner only that the Great
Northwest has been speedily populated
from the East and from Europe. The
people were not content by ADVERT sing in
@glittering generalities" the s'Great West
No; but the citizens of each locality had
their commissioner, who visited Europe
and advertised the advantages of that par
ticular section. The public was fully in
formed of every advantage claimed by
that section. Then The land orners have
acted in concert; have spent money, time
and energy, In the matter of bringing to
their locality the population which they
desired. We see the result
While upon this subject, let me call
your attention to the rapid settling up of
"our great Delta.n Think for a moment
what has caused this rapid increase of
population. Was it anything but united
effort of the owners of the vast tracts of
land lying idle? Their efforts have met
with success. Why should not ours?
With our natural advantages, should we
be behind any State in the universe? Yet
others are leading US in everything which
we are most DESTROYS of having and
being.
/ have to thank you for formulating a
definite, practical idea as to doing here.
what our fellow-citizens of the HWestphave
done. Let the people of Kinds take hold
of this vitality important matter and put
it into practical shape. Let all give us the
benefit of their judgment as to how this
shall be done, and when the matter has
been fully discussed, let there be general
meeting of the land owners at some point
in the county to take decisive steps toward
carrying out the most practical plan.
You know that am engaged in the real
estate business, and for one, after giving
proper security for the faithful accounting
for the money, will offer to undertake The
business (haying associated with me some
Of the best land men in the STATED; il as
you state .s100, 900 acres could be procured
to be advertised for sale at trifing coufr;
button by each land owner to pay expenses
for advertising, maps, correspondence, efc.u
Make perfect map of all said lands and
have say 1000 copies Autographed for dis
trihution In the West. Also have an ar
tensive advertisement of the lands in 9-5
of the better class of weekly papers through
out the States of Illinois, Iowa. Michirsn
Wisconsin, Indiana, Mime ota. Nebraska
Missouri, Ohio, Kansas and other States |
In the States named / should have MANY
prominent real estate agents interested X |
the sales with me of these lands. They |
would be provided with the maps ana |
pamphlets, containing descriptions Of land |
statistical information as to timher, pro-
ducts, climate and matter Of general infor- |
nation. Now while this Is likely to strike |
the public as trick which would necessi- /
tate the expenditure of much money. such /
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